Example sentences of "[det] were [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such posts as this were intended for the sons of the well-heeled or at least the well-connected . |
| 2 | These were averaged for the six subjects and the SEM was calculated . |
| 3 | These were opened for the temporary short-term placement of pupils in danger of suspension , with the expectation that suspension rates would be reduced . |
| 4 | The kitchen had one small window , the parlour two , one looking out over Brodick Bay , the other inland ; joined to this main building were various outhouses , each having a door , a window , a box-bed , a small deal table , a candlestick , and a wash-basin of its own : these were let for the most part to single gentlemen , though now and again she had also lady lodgers . |
| 5 | The irony , of course , is that since a considerable proportion of these were bred for the purpose , a large number of animals would not otherwise have lived were they not destined to die prematurely . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , if men such as these were in fact the local recruiting agents , not all were equipped for the job ; Nicholas Hill of Oakham , though servant to no less a figure than the king , possessed neither arms nor armour . |
| 7 | Many items were donated outright ; many were lent for the duration , but everything was volunteered in one way or another . |
| 8 | Nor for that matter could Wiltshire clothiers , for , although a dozen or more were rated for the Anticipation at upwards of £100 , the highest was only £250 : for some reason the great William Stumpe of Malmesbury was not assessed . |